Allah is the Cherisher & Sustainer (Rabb) of the universe (anything besides Allah), the First and the Last,
the Evident and the Immanent, unique, omnipotent. Allah as Rabb, He makes grows up, sustains and educates the universe. Allah
is also the Lord (Al Malik) of the
universe. Allah is the God (Al Ilah).
Allah, there is no god but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal. Allah
is the One and Only. Allah, the Eternal, Absolute. He begetteth not, nor is He
begotten and there is none like unto Him.
Quran An
Naas chapter 114 Verses 1-6: Say: I seek refuge with the Cherisher & Sustainer (Rabb) of
humankind. The Lord (Al Malik) of humankind, the God (Al Ilah) of humankind,
from the mischief of the Whisperer (of Evil), who withdraws, (The same) who
whispers into the hearts of humankind, among Jinns and among humans.
When we observe our circumstances, we see earth, sky, sun, moon, stars, humans, animals,
fish, birds and others.
We also observe the other existence such as angels, supernatural, spirit, soul and others that are not detected by the human senses. When we
observe the living things, all
are growing from small, big, old and dead. All grow by itself. We
are unable to resist. That
is the fact. Who does these? That is Allah, the Cherisher & Sustainer of
the universe. In Arabic word, the Cherisher & Sustainer also called as Rabb.
Allah as the Rabb
of the universe, He makes universe grows up, sustains and also educates the
universe, including its contents such as human.
Why He does these? Simply, because He wants to show
His existence, He wants to gives His graces. The more we educated, we become
stronger, smarter and purer and as the results are more joyfulness we could
achieve. With all of these results we achieve the highest greatness & glory.
It is understand if in some source, Allah said, “I am The Hidden Treasure. I love to be known. I create the creatures
to know Me. Using Allah they call Me.” The treasure is the one that human
always looking for.
He also introduced Himself to Moses as mentioned in Quran Thaha
chapter 20 verses 12-16: Verily I am thy Lord! Therefore put off thy shoes: thou art in the
sacred valley Tuwa. I have chosen thee: listen, then, to the inspiration (sent
to thee). Verily, I am Allah: There is no god (Ilah; Ilah means the One we put as the most priority) but I: So serve thou Me (only), and
establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise. Verily the Hour is coming –
My design is to keep hidden – for every soul to receive its reward by the
measure of its Endeavour. Therefore let not such as believe not therein but
follow their own lusts, divert thee therefrom, lest thou perish.
Rabb makes
growing, making
life (Al Hayyu). For
example a let’s observe banana tree;
at the banana tree there is a power that grow the banana tree from small
become big and then become old and die;
the one that we can sense is the banana tree but there is something that
make it growing. This is unseen. The banana tree is the witness of the
existence of the one who make grow the banana tree, so that we can say the banana
tree is life.
Living things in this universe is growing from small
to big, become old then die, including human. Also the sky which originally
from fog, expanding as explained by Quran
Al Fushshilat chapter 41
verse
11: Moreover He comprehended in His design the sky, and it
had been (as) fog: He said to it and to the earth, “Come ye together, willingly
or unwillingly.” They said, “We do come (together), in willing obedience.”
The expansion of sky and earth is also explained in Quran Al Anbiyaa chapter 21 verse 30: Do not the
unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one
unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every
living thing. Will they not then believe?
Who makes something grow? He is Rabb the Cherisher and
Sustainer of the universe. Rabb who grows the universe, such as human, animals, plants, the angels, the jinns, the sky, earth
including America, Poles, Asia, Eropa, Afrika, Australia, the
after death, heaven, hell, also other
realm.
The natural law on earth is also depends on The
Unseen.
Rabb existence
is perfect, stable, eternal, having no change since beginning to end. Rabb does
not unite with the creatures. Rabb is single, unique, exist, eternal, holy and
not possible to unite with creatures.
Quran
Al Imron chapter 3
verse 2: Allah! There is no god but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal.
Quran
As Shuura chapter 42
verse 11: The Creator of the heavens and the earth: He has made of you pairs from
among yourselves, and pairs among cattle; by this means does He multiply you:
There is nothing whatever likes unto Him, and He is the One that hears and sees.
Quran
Ar Rahman chapter 55
verses
27: But will abide (for ever) the Face of thy Lord, full
of Majesty, Bounty and Honor.
So it’s logical when we want to be pure before Him, we
shall remembrance Allah a lot.
Remembrance means remember Allah until His Existence become real.
Quran
Al Hadid chapter 57
verse 3: He is the First and the Last, the Evident and the Immanent; and He has
full knowledge of all things.
Quran is
Allah’s
decree, now
becoming the education tool.
Rabb teaches human in Quran An Nisaa chapter 4 verse 126: But to Allah
belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And He it is that encompasseth all things.
Emphasized in Quran Fushshilat chapter 41 verse 54: Ah indeed!
Are they doubt concerning the meeting with their Lord? Ah indeed! It is He that
doth encompass all things!
Also emphasized in Quran
Al Baqarah chapter 2
verses 19: Wallahu muhithum bil kafirin, means
But Allah is ever round the rejecters of
faith.
The above sentence is to assert about Allah existence, differ from Quran Al Baqarah chapter 2 verse 29: Wa Huwa bikulli syai-in ‘alimun, means: and of all things He hath perfect knowledge.
Quran
Al An’am chapter 6
verse 80: Wasi’a Rabbi kulla syai-in ‘ilman, means: My Lord comprehendeth in His knowledge all things.
Thus looking for Allah
no need to go up the the heavens, just on earth is enough, Allah, Rabb, teaches
through Quran. Everything
contains in Quran, so
Rabb Who
teaches, in
Quran Al Baqarah chapter
2 verse
29 called
the teachings of Allah,
in Quran
Al An’am chapter
6 verse 80 called
the knowledge of Allah, but in Quran An Nisa chapter 4 verse 126 dan Quran Fushshilat chapter 41 verse 54 mentioned
that Allah, He
encompass of all things.
Should we observe Quran Al A’raaf chapter 7 verse 54: Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in
six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority). Firmly
established on the throne (‘Arsy) is one of Allah nature that we should have faith on in accordance to
His Greatness Allah and
His Glory, but
in here we should noticed in Quran
Ali Imron chapter
3 verse
2 that
the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal. To
understand the meaning of “firmly established on the throne” we should learn
from Quran, mainly the parts which explain about God, such as Quran An Nisaa chapter 4 verses 126: But to Allah belong all things in the
heavens and on earth. And He it is that encompasseth all things and Quran Fushshilat chapter 41 verse 54. Then we
could understand Quran
Al Baqarah chapter 2
verse 255 mentioned
that the throne of Allah encompass the heavens and the earth. Some of the
translators (Mufassiriin) explain the
throne of Allah as the knowledge of Allah
and some are the power of Allah. Thus the meaning of firmly established
the throne in Quran
Al Araaf 7 ayat 54, is
one of the attribute of Allah
that we must belief.
Throne,
power, knowledge
of Allah in the highest knowledge (ma’rifat) is called Ahadiyat realm. The
condition of the Existence is Alone,
no others, holy, self-subsisting.
When we enter into Bashirah
realm, that
is human mind, we
will find that our mind is separated from our body, our heart
above all it does not mix with the existence of Allah. Then we
start to understand the beginning of the universe.
Hadith Quds: Allah decreed:
I am a
Hidden Treasure, I love to be understood, so I creates My creatures. With Allah they understand Me.
If we observed, before anything were created, the
condition is still empty and only in the knowledge of Rabb. So there is
no mix or unite only a Hidden Treasury,
which is the absolute existence, eternal and in Quran Ar Rahman 55 verses 27: But will abide (for ever) the Face of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty
and Honor.
The Existence expresses Himself as "I", as
also mentioned in
Quran Thaaha 20 verses
14: Indeed! I am Allah.
Then the One Who love to be known would like to be known Who I am by
creating my creatures. The first one is the
knowledge of Allah as mentioned in Quran Al Anbiyaa’ chapter 21 verse 30: Do not the unbelievers
see that the heavens and the earth were joined together, before we clove them
asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe? In Quran FushshiIat chapter 41 verses 11 mentioned that the heaven is still in fog form. According
to the Glossary of Meteorology from the American Meteorological Society, fog is
a collection of water droplets suspended in the atmosphere in the vicinity of
the earth's surface that affects visibility.
Thus before fog is formed from the smallest matter,
there is nothing, none can similar, not possible to join together, still in
holy condition, no dirt since beginning to end. It is called the Existence, no
one knows Him except Himself.
Thus He (Huwa)
is the First and the End, Eternal.
The name of the First is only Him knew, that is Allah. Allah encompasses
all things, so it is clear that anything depends to Allah. Thus it is compulsory
to say in the name of Allah (basmalah) before conduct anything. Universe is the
witness of the existence of Allah.
Living creatures showing that Allah is living and make
living to the living creatures. He grows something; He makes sun, moon moving. So
Allah is al Mighty. In physics force is an interaction that makes matter moving
or changes its form. Force is the deed of Allah.
All creations comes from the Eternal, Alone, the One
and Only. Then the beginning is the fog which become the sky and the earth and
then human. Thus human said that everything coming from the One and Only.
From the One and Only (Ahadiyah), where there is nothing except
He. He said, “I am the Hidden treasure, I
love to be understood, I creates My creatures, by using Allah they have known
Me.”
The initial which have will is Allah with His “I”. This “I”
similar to the statement given to Moses in Quran Thaaha chapter 21
verses 14: Verily, I am Allah. There is no god but I. So serve
thou Me (only) and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise.
In other hadith narrated by Ibnu Najjar, Abu Nu’aim, Ibnu
Asakir, Allah said,
“Lailaaha illahu is My word, it is Me, whoever mention it, enter into My fortress. Whoever enters My fortress
they will be protected from My tortures.”
I am the Existence that exists forever, separated from
others and know all things. Quran
Al Baqarah chapter 2
verses 29:
It is He who hath created for you all
things that are on earth. Moreover His design comprehended the heavens, for He gave order and
perfection to the seven firmaments and of all things He hath perfect knowledge.
Quran
Al An’am 6 Verses 103:
No vision can grasp Him, but
His grasp is over all vision. He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.
The “I” of Allah has willingness as mentioned in Quran
An Nahl chapter
16 verses
40: For to
anything which We have willed, We but say the word, “Be” and it is.
In the above explanation, there is a process of
growing, since Rabb means to make growing.
Quran Al
Araaf chapter 7
verses 54: Your Guardian-Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and
the earth in six days, and is firmly established on the throne (of authority). He draweth the night as a veil o’er the day, each seeking the other in
rapid succession. He created the sun, the moon the stars, (all) governed by
laws under His Command. It is not His to create and to govern? Blessed be
Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds!
Thus the beginning of the existence is from the One
and Only, from the Eternal, Holy, not mix, standalone since start until finish.
No one knows Him except Himself. He has Name, Deeds, attributes and Substance, known
as Allah.
I am Allah who
wanted early. He wants His creatures to witness over His presence. Human covers
the One who encompass all things. We should have faith on it. Because we cover
the God existence, human tends to claim anything done by them, such as I am the
smartest, I am the most powerful. In fact Allah is the smartest, the most
powerful.
So should we could remove our ego and define our
sincere then we understand the meaning indeed from Allah and will be return to
Allah (Inna Lillahi wa
inna ila’hi rojiun). So we will safe in this world and hereafter.
Quran Thaaha
chapter 20 verses
111: (All) faces
shall be humbled before (Him) – the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal;
hopeless indeed will be the human that carries iniquity (on his back).
Quran At
Taubah chapter 9
verses 116: Unto
Allah belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth. He giveth life and
He taketh it. Except for Him ye have no protector or helper.
Quran An
Najm chapter 53
verses 43-44: That it is He Who granteth laughter and tears; that it
is He Who granteth death and life.
Quran Al
Furqan chapter 25
verses 58: And put thy trust in Him Who lives and dies not; and celebrate his
praise; and enough is He to be acquainted with the faults of His servants.
Thus the One who have will is Allah.
Quran Hud
chapter 11 verses
107: They will dwell therein for all the time that the
heavens and the earth endure, except as thy Lord willeth; for thy Lord is the
(sure) accomplisher of what He Planneth.
Thus by understanding of the Quran verses, it is clear
that Rabb is
the Creator Who makes all things growing. Life is consisting of a reaction,
beginning with emptiness; nothing coming from the One Who makes living and
death.
Death is also a part of the living reaction. So the Existence, Eternal is
the Living (al Hayyu) an attribute
of Allah. Even
the power to create as shown in Quran Al
Hasyr chapter 59
verses 24: He is Allah the Creator (Al Khaliq), the Evolver (Al Bari), the Bestower of forms (Al Mushawwir). To Him belong the Most Beautiful names; whatever it
is in the heavens and on earth, doth declare His Praises and Glory; and He is
the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Quran Al
Baqarah chapter 2
verses 117: To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: When He
decreeth a matter, He salth to it: “Be”, and it is.
Quran Al
Ikhlash chapter 113
verses 1-4: Say: I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of
humankind, the King (or Ruler) of humankind, the God (or Judge) of humankind.
From mischief of the whisperer (of evil) who withdraws (after his whisper).
(The same) who whispers into the hearts of humankind, among Jinns and among
human.
Quran Al
Jin chapter 72
verses 3: And Exalted is the Majesty of our Lord. He has taken
neither a wife nor a son.
Quran Al
Baqarah chapter 2
verse
162: They will abide therein. Their penalty will not be lightened, nor will respite
be their (lot).
